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'''P. Jeevanandham''' (21 August 1907 – 18 January 1963) also called ''Jeeva'', was a social reformer, political leader, litterateur and one of the pioneers of the [[Communism|Communist]] and [[Socialism|socialist]] movements in the state of [[Tamil Nadu]], India.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/jeevanantham-remembered/article5592372.ece Jeevanantham remembered – TAMIL NADU]. The Hindu (19 January 2014). Retrieved on 12 November 2018.</ref> | '''P. Jeevanandham''' (21 August 1907 – 18 January 1963) also called ''Jeeva'', was a social reformer, political leader, litterateur and one of the pioneers of the [[Communism|Communist]] and [[Socialism|socialist]] movements in the state of [[Tamil Nadu]], India.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/jeevanantham-remembered/article5592372.ece Jeevanantham remembered – TAMIL NADU]. The Hindu (19 January 2014). Retrieved on 12 November 2018.</ref> | ||
He was not only a socio-political leader, but was also a cultural theoretician, an excellent orator, journalist and critic; and above all, a relentless fighter for the deprived. A down-to-earth person with a clean record in public life, Jeevanandham was held in high esteem by ordinary people. | He was not only a socio-political leader, but was also a cultural theoretician, an excellent orator, journalist and critic; and above all, a relentless fighter for the deprived. A down-to-earth person with a clean record in public life, Jeevanandham was held in high esteem by ordinary people. Jeevanantham | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== |